Going open-source as a VC-Backed company

1. gitlab

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   I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

   Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

   - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

   - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

   - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

   - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

   - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

   Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

   Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

   I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

   [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

   [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

   [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

   [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

   [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

2. InfluxDB

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3. Plausible Analytics

   2 329 22,326 9.8 Elixir

   Simple, open source, lightweight and privacy-friendly web analytics alternative to Google Analytics.

   

   I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

   Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

   - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

   - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

   - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

   - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

   - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

   Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

   Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

   I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

   [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

   [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

   [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

   [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

   [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

4. cal.com

   3 178 36,133 10.0 TypeScript

   Scheduling infrastructure for absolutely everyone.

   

   I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

   Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

   - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

   - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

   - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

   - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

   - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

   Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

   Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

   I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

   [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

   [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

   [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

   [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

   [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

5. PostHog

   4 123 26,362 10.0 Python

   🦔 PostHog provides open-source web & product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and A/B testing that you can self-host. Get started - free.

   

   I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

   Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

   - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

   - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

   - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

   - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

   - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

   Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

   Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

   I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

   [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

   [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

   [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

   [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

   [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

6. Sidekiq

   5 99 13,301 9.5 Ruby

   Simple, efficient background processing for Ruby

   

   I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

   Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

   - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

   - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

   - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

   - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

   - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

   Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

   Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

   I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

   [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

   [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

   [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

   [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

   [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

7. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

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